Definition of char

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • char is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • char is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • char is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of char


  • burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color (verb)

    Examples

    1. The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece

    Synonyms

    1. blacken
    2. scorch
    3. sear
  • a human female employed to do housework (noun)

    Examples

    1. the char will clean the carpet

    Synonyms

    1. charwoman
    2. cleaning lady
    3. cleaning woman
    4. woman
  • any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. charr
  • burn to charcoal (verb)

    Examples

    1. Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything

    Synonyms

    1. coal
  • a charred substance (noun)

See definition of char in Merriam Webster